1 : agreement with accepted standards of conduct : proper behavior <social decorum>
2 : the state or condition of being calm, orderly, and well-regulated <the decorum of the meeting>

indulge

1 : to give in to one's own or another's desires <indulged their grandchildren's whims>
2 : to allow oneself the pleasure of having or doing something <decided to indulge in an ice cream sundae

hearsay

something heard from another: Rumor

illustrious

very outstanding :eminent

momentous

very important

yonder

at or to that place : over there

irreverent

showing lack of reverence <irreverent joking and giggling in church

revere

to show devotion and honor to : think of with reverence

pith

the loose spongy tissue that forms the center of the stem in most plants and probably functions chiefly in storage b : the spongy inside of a bone or feather
2 : the essential part :core <the pith of the problem>

economical

1 : managing one's resources with care and without waste
2 : operating with little waste or at a savings <an economical car>

oblivious

not being conscious or aware <oblivious to the danger> <oblivious of the crowd>

far-fetched

not easily or naturally thought of :improbable <gave some far-fetched excuse>

reconcile

1 : to make friendly again <reconcile friends who have quarreled>
2 : to settle by agreement :adjust <reconcile differences>
3 : to make agree <a story that cannot be reconciled with the facts>
4 : to cause to give in or to accept : make content <reconciled myself to the loss>

1 a : the act or process of changing to simpler form b : the act of answering <the resolution of a problem
3 a : something that is resolved <New Year resolutions>
determination
4 : a formal statement of the feelings, wishes, or decision of a group
5 : the point in a work of literature at which the main confli

harem

the rooms assigned to the women in a household

impertinence

a rude act or remark

lamentable

1 : that is to be regretted or lamented
2 SORROWFUL

persecution

1 : the act or practice of persecuting
1 : to treat continually in a way meant to be cruel or harmful; especially : to cause to suffer because of belief

1 : to become pregnant or pregnant with <conceive a child>
2 a : to take into the mind <conceived a liking for the singer> b : to form an idea of Imagine <conceive a new design>
3 : to have as an opinion :Think <conceived of her as a genius>

Brood

to think long and anxiously about something <brooded over his mistake>